Nov 28th, 2008 · Detroit-born pianist, composer and educator Geri Allen is a musician of great depth and creativity. She's recently been presented with a Guggenheim Fellowship for music composition. Allen displays her compositional skills and plays the music of Monk and Strayhorn with McPartland.
Keywords: educating · Detroit · music · Jazz · Allen · Composing · pianist · composition · creativity · McPartland · Geri · Geri Allen
Feb 6th, 2007 · Songwriting genius Billy Strayhorn is the subject of a new documentary, as well as a fine companion CD. Both are titled Lush Life, after Strayhorn's enduring composition.
Keywords: CD · documentary · songs · songwriter · composition · genius · portrait · companion · Billy Strayhorn · Lush Life · Strayhorn
Feb 6th, 2007 · "Take the A Train" was the Ellington Orchestra's signature tune. But the composer was Billy Strayhorn. Forty years after his death, a new documentary examines the life of the unassuming pianist and composer.
Keywords: deaths · Jazz · documentary · Composing · Billy · pianist · Signature · unassuming · Billy Strayhorn · Strayhorn · Ellington Orchestra